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κάλλιστον ἐφόδιον τῷ γήρᾳ ἡ παιδεία (Aristotle, quoted by Diogenes Laertius 5.21) → the finest provision for old age is education
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===substantive=== | |||
Lit. and Met., P. and V. [[κέντρον]], τό. | Lit. and Met., [[prose|P.]] and [[verse|V.]] [[κέντρον]], τό. | ||
of a [[cock]]: [[Aristophanes|Ar.]] [[πλῆκτρον]], τό. | |||
[[reproaches are as a spur to the wise]]: [[verse|V.]] [[ὀνείδη τοῖς σώφροσιν ἀντίκεντρα γίγνεται]] ([[Aeschylus|Aesch.]], ''[[Eumenides]]'' 136). | |||
[[on the spur of the moment]]: [[prose|P.]] [[ἀπὸ βραχείας διανοίας]]; see [[off-hand]]. | |||
===verb transitive=== | |||
Lit. and Met., P. and V. κεντεῖν, P. κεντρίζειν (Xen.). | Lit. and Met., [[prose|P.]] and [[verse|V.]] [[κεντεῖν]], [[prose|P.]] [[κεντρίζειν]] ([[Xenophon|Xen.]]). | ||
[[urge on]]: [[prose|P.]] and [[verse|V.]] [[ἐπικελεύειν]], [[ἐγκελεύειν]], [[ἐποτρύνειν]]; see [[urge on]]. | |||
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Revision as of 08:52, 20 May 2020
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
substantive
Lit. and Met., P. and V. κέντρον, τό.
reproaches are as a spur to the wise: V. ὀνείδη τοῖς σώφροσιν ἀντίκεντρα γίγνεται (Aesch., Eumenides 136).
on the spur of the moment: P. ἀπὸ βραχείας διανοίας; see off-hand.
verb transitive
Lit. and Met., P. and V. κεντεῖν, P. κεντρίζειν (Xen.).
urge on: P. and V. ἐπικελεύειν, ἐγκελεύειν, ἐποτρύνειν; see urge on.
